Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 238 Various (The previous chapter was Chapter 240)

At the same time, in another room of the official post building in Nanguan Port City, Heyang.The ex-dance girl Chu Yu, who survived a near death, also silently looked at herself in the glass mirror.Even though the previous layer was devastated and ravaged, the face in the mirror was the same as before, and even looked younger and firmer.

It was as if she was involuntarily wasted in front of the wind and dust, and those lovely years of youth that had been forgotten slowly returned to her body.At that time, she was still the young daughter of a petty official. Although she was not rich or prominent, she could be said to have no worries about food and clothing.

Like most of my peers, I can dream of and dream about all kinds of stories and adventures that only appear in Cihua, picture books and Bianwen of talented scholars and beautiful ladies after Jijili, and Baiju.Until one day, my father suddenly died in prison due to an unexplainable shortfall.

Then, her mother was confiscated into the Jiaofang Division together with her; she began to struggle from the lowest slave status in order to make a living, and finally became ill and died of an early illness in a particularly harsh winter.But she is lucky, at least as the daughter of a prisoner, she still has a good skin.

For so many years in Qin Muchu's life, she has not met any lover who rescued Fengchen in words.Instead, I have seen too many stories of joys and sorrows, poor people who have been betrayed, betrayed, and forgotten, and the ending of the story is insensitive;

After all, not everyone can become that Mrs. Li Wa who knows people with eyesight.The businessman's wife/concubine married by the boss is the best result for these busy people.Because the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment, especially for those who are not commensurate with their status.

Of course, Guochao has another grace.Even if they are willing to take risks with their own future, even those low-level teaching workshops and academies like them can apply to be emancipated from their lowly status, and go to feudal states and foreign territories as a good family to settle down; to start life again in a completely unfamiliar environment.

This is also a way out that the Duke of Liang could leave for these poor people when he was in power; because those native Tang people and naturalized people who conquered those places were quite keen to marry a Tang woman from the Kingdom of Heaven. , in order to complete the change of his own lineage from Yi to Xia.

Therefore, this is also a way out and a shortcut for those middle and lower class advocates, actors and prostitutes to get rid of the past after they are about to lose their youth and no one is attached to them.However, Chu Yu was a little bit luckier than others because of her appearance and temperament as the daughter of a prisoner.

Coupled with the targeted packaging and upbringing of the Jiaofang Division, she quickly entered the ranks of the upper middle class shortly after her debut.Because of the characteristics of being good at observing faces, thinking about thoughts, and being considerate, he does not have the picky and petty temperament of choosing people and serving them like the top leaders and oirans.

Coupled with a relatively gentle and considerate yet enthusiastic appearance, her inner temperament is relatively indifferent, and she is not easy to be moved by external things; she is not like some peers who are cold outside and hot inside, who dream more or less of meeting a lover once in a while (The down-and-out son, the hero, the nobleman), this is how Tengda is liberated.

As a result, the heartfelt love and expectations are boundless, but they are always let down by some veterans and prodigal sons, and even some deliberate liars, defrauding people and wealth, becoming ill, angry or mentally disturbed.So, after only a few years, she had saved up a ransom money.

Therefore, she resisted all kinds of temptations, as well as overt and secret hints from various people around her; she began to consider finding a suitable foreign businessman for herself, starting from the outside room.However, at this time, someone suddenly appeared in front of her, providing an opportunity or a way out.

I was invited to become one of the members of the famous Yiyinglou (Qixiufang) in Pingkang, an outlying organization, Wenxiang Society; and then, I started a completely different life path.After all, as a mutual aid association for these poor people in the world, they are also obvious to all.

Yiying Tower represents another kind of highest achievement, even the imperial court has to rely on the information and privacy and secrets it has.It's like a folk song: the officials of Jingzhao Mansion can only control the daytime in Pingkang, while the nighttime is dominated by various mutual aid associations.

So this time, Chu Yu, who got rid of the shackles of the past, finally found the purpose of life again, and can live for her own heart.For this reason, she took the risk of sneaking into the target's side several times as a party member, stealing news or spying on secrets, and monitoring a certain target.

Soon she also shined in the Wenxiang Club and became one of the most powerful senior members of the club; she even became a member of the Wenxiang Club because of this, and was recommended to one of the candidates for the previous Yiyinglou/Qixiufang.However, as the saying goes, as long as there are people, there will be contradictions and disputes.

Even the so-called Pingkangli, in order to protect themselves and help each other, there are hundreds of associations of sorcerers. It is no exception.Not only is there a faint competition among the upper-level associations like the Wenxiang Society, but among the members of this society, there are also factions with different origins and backgrounds.

Therefore, after the near-death trip to Youtufang, Chu Yu should have taken advantage of the situation to retire to temporarily avoid the limelight, and then consider changing her identity to find another place to live; but the introducer who invited her to join the club, rarely found her Come.I hope she can assist in completing a task.

It is to take advantage of her complete face in Dongdu, as one of the invited dancers, to wait for an opportunity to infiltrate the famous "Yinhou" mansion; to inquire about a piece of evidence involving the secrets of a high-ranking official. Possibly hidden location; then someone else would take her over for the next step.

However, Yu was completely exposed the day after she entered Le's Pavilion; most of the members of the singing and dancing troupe, including her, disappeared without a sound.And after the cruel torture failed, she was directly sent to several eunuchs and became a plaything in the secret room.

Until, the "night wandering god" with a small white face descended from the sky beside her who was dying, and unexpectedly recognized the name she used to use.The momentary desire to survive made her pluck up the last strength to ask for help in the midst of extreme pain and sleepiness...

Therefore, after going through all these first rains and calming down in the building, I quickly figured it out.This is obviously a dead end with no return.Even those in the singing and dancing troupe who are responsible for cooperating with her are destined to be buried in this lurking.

And the one who has enough ability and suspicion to abandon and betray these poor people is only a certain high-level person in the Wenxiang Club, perhaps including her former referrer.Therefore, Chu Yu, who was dying again at this moment, couldn't believe those companions in Luodu City.

However, the turning point came suddenly.The once prestigious "Yin Hou" suddenly died overnight because of his involvement in the "beast disaster".And his house was accidentally searched and exposed a lot of criminal evidence, which caused a great shock inside and outside Luodu.

In contrast, the private matter of a senior official that she wanted to inquire into had become an insignificant matter.This result made her wonder if she wanted to cry or laugh?Just when she was disheartened, she planned to brazenly ask for that "old friend", and then disappeared from the eyes of the world.

The changes that appeared in her made Chu Yu suddenly panicked.Because of the numerous injuries accumulated on her body, she healed extremely quickly for some reason.And compared to being prone to drowsiness and lethargy during the day, she became extra energetic and excited at night.

Immediately afterwards, she found that she was a little afraid of strong light, but she could see very clearly in dark places at night; when she looked at herself in the mirror, she could inadvertently see the blood that appeared in her pupils; The growth becomes sharp, and it is useless to cut it off.

However, the changes were not limited to these. She began to feel uninterested in normal meals; instead, she found raw foods such as fish sticks, accompanying meat, and blood sausages more palatable.When I accidentally saw the scene of the store slaughtering poultry and livestock, I didn't think it was disgusting, and I would have the urge to come forward to bite and suck.

Therefore, she could confirm that after she survived that night of torment, she was rapidly transforming towards a certain inhuman tendency.This result made her panic, terrified and bewildered for several days, but soon she had inexplicable expectations and other emotions.

Therefore, when that "old friend" suddenly extended an invitation to her; Chu Yu, who had nowhere to go or what to do for a while, readily agreed without hesitation.Because, she faintly felt that the other party seemed to know something, so that she could get rid of it before completely turning into a monster.

At least in the hands of the opponent, make sure to die in a human form.Thinking of this, Chu Yu looked at the reflection in the mirror, that face that was already too fair without any powder or lead; suddenly, with a swipe of the grate in his hand, a blood line instantly pulled across the entire face.

However, after a few breaths, the deep bone wound had already healed, leaving only a smear of dried blood, which made this pale and pale face look a little reddish and charming.Then, she suddenly moved slightly in the ear corridor, as if she heard something?
Then she pushed out the window, and with the scent of flowers and plants pouring into the room, all she could see was the mottled moonlight covered by clouds, the rustling of the treetops blown by the night wind, and the chirping of night birds that occasionally woke up from sleep; The ubiquitous chirping of insects in summer nights and the sound of racing frogs.

In Luodu City, there were several times more sergeants and gentlemen patrolling with lanterns and fire than usual; even so, the occasional groups of horses galloping past the streets still came one after another to the originally bustling Wanwan City. The lights in the house added a little bit of tense and chilling atmosphere.

Therefore, many people had to end early, and had just started the nightlife, and set foot on the return journey.Among them is a horse-drawn carriage huddled in front and back, stepping across the South Tianjin Bridge in the night, and returning to Jiaoyefang, an ancient and magnificent garden located in the upper east gate in the north of the city.

(End of this chapter)